Tennis - WTA Morocco Grand Prix
The only WTA Tour event held in Africa is currently played on outdoor clay courts in Rabat each May. It is classed as an "International" tournament by the WTA. It was graded as being Tier V until 2005, when it attained Tier IV status, before adopting the "International" label in 2009. The tournament was not staged in 2020 or 2021 due to the effect of the Covid-10 pandemic.
Venues: 2001-04 Casablanca; 2005-06 & 2016- Rabat; 2007-12 Fes; 2013-15 Marrakech
Venues: 2001-04 Casablanca; 2005-06 & 2016- Rabat; 2007-12 Fes; 2013-15 Marrakech
YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP |
2001 | ZSOFIA GUBACSI (Hun) | M E Camerin (Ita) |
2002 | PAT WARTUSCH (Aut) | K Koukalova (Cze) |
2003 | RITA GRANDE (Ita) | A S'ra Zanetti (Ita) |
2004 | EMILIE LOIT (Fra) | L Cervanova (Svk) |
2005 | NURIA L'TERA VIVES (Esp) | Zheng J (Chn) |
2006 | MEG SHAUGHNESSY (Usa) | M Sucha (Svk) |
2007 | MILAGROS SEQUERA (Ven) | A Wozniak (Can) |
2008 | GISELA DULKO (Arg) | A Garrigues (Esp) |
2009 | ANABEL GARRIGUES (Esp) | E Makarova (Rus) |
2010 | IVETA BENESOVA (Cze) | S Halep (Rom) |
2011 | ALBERTA BRIANTI (Ita) | S Halep (Rom) |
2012 | KIKI BERTENS (Ned) | L Pous Tio (Esp) |
2013 | F'CESCA SCHIAVONE (Ita) | L D'ez Lino (Esp) |
2014 | MARIA TORRO-FLOR (Esp) | R Oprandi (Swi) |
2015 | ELINA SVITOLINA (Ukr) | T Babos (Hun) |
2016 | TIMEA BACSINSZKY (Swi) | M Erakovic (Nzl) |
2017 | A PAVLYUCHENKOVA (Ukr) | F Schiavone (Ita) |
2018 | ELISE MERTENS (Bel) | A T'ljanovic (Aus) |
2019 | MARIA SAKKARI (Grc) | J Konta (Gbr) |
2020 | Not held | - |
2021 | Not held | - |
2022 | MARTINA TREVISAN (Ita) | C Liu (USA) |
2023 | LUCIA BRONZETTI (Ita) | J Grabher (Aut) |
2024 | PEYTON STEARNS (USA) | M Sherif (Egy) |
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